Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan-professional basketballplayer, Olympic athlete, businessperson,actor-was born on February 17, 1963, inBrooklyn, New York. Considered one of thebest basketball players ever, Jordandominated the sport from the mid-1980s tothe late 1990s. He led the Chicago Bulls (芝加哥公牛) to six national championships as wellas earned the NBA's Most Valuable PlayerAward (最有價值球員獎) five times.

Jordan helped the Chicago Bulls win theirfirst NBA championship in 1991 by defeatingthe Los Angeles Lakers ( 洛杉磯湖人). Theteam took their second and third championshipthe following two years. After the end of the1992-1993 season, Jordan decided to retirefrom basketball to pursue baseball. In March1995, however, Jordan returned to thebasketball court. He rejoined the ChicagoBulls and helped them win the championshipin 1996-98.

Retiring after the 1997-1998 season,Jordan did not stray from the sport for toolong. He joined the Washington Wizards (華盛頓巫師) as a part owner and as president ofbasketball operations. In the fall of 2001,Jordan relinquished ( 放棄) these roles toreturn to the court once more. He played forthe Wizards for two seasons before hangingup his jersey for good in 2003.